North Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

North Carolina reported 216 priced lines covering 2,858 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,579 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 566 head. replacement cattle receipts at 102 head. Counted as USDA files them — 36 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 23, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,579Last week 3,049Year ago 1,865

Slaughter CattleReceipts 566Last week 609Year ago 510

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 98Year ago 73

Compared to last week; Feeder Steers below 600lbs sold 6.00-9.00 lower, with Steers over 600lbs selling unevenly steady; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs sold weak, with Heifers over 600lbs selling 3.00-8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs sold steady with a firm undertone, with Heifers over 600lbs selling 8.00-12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows sold 4.00-8.00 lower, with Slaughter Bulls selling steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was moderate throughout the week on Average quality offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	250.00–400.00	343.75
4	250–300	266	320.00–455.00	402.11
4	300–350	330	250.00–465.00	350.61
7	350–400	371	320.00–405.00	387.81
10	400–450	422	250.00–395.00	343.19
4	450–500	480	300.00–345.00	319.84
4	500–550	528	240.00–315.00	266.79
3	550–600	573	250.00–300.00	282.19
2	600–650	610	225.00–250.00	237.70
3	650–700	664	200.00–220.00	213.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	500.00–505.00	502.36
8	250–300	279	450.00–565.00	507.17
14	300–350	325	415.00–540.00	473.38
17	350–400	371	330.00–500.00	455.97
35	400–450	423	400.00–500.00	441.91
24	450–500	476	205.00–472.00	399.14
9	500–550	523	305.00–400.00	359.15
14	550–600	571	280.00–370.00	334.04
4	600–650	628	270.00–349.00	311.77
5	650–700	687	280.00–300.00	287.92
2	700–750	718	250.00–260.00	254.88
8	750–800	773	185.00–265.00	231.75
1	800–850	825	194.00	194.00
1	850–900	890	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	985	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	244	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	376	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	436	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	476	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	670	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	200–250	227	500.00–700.00	608.02
40	250–300	279	490.00–650.00	596.15
44	300–350	326	445.00–630.00	555.58
79	350–400	378	430.00–585.00	527.13
74	400–450	423	400.00–565.00	500.78
84	450–500	471	395.00–515.00	472.53
73	500–550	523	380.00–485.00	433.56
67	550–600	573	340.00–437.00	404.86
38	600–650	615	330.00–425.00	387.22
25	650–700	666	320.00–390.00	366.56
13	700–750	714	200.00–355.00	304.68
16	750–800	764	215.00–337.00	299.32
10	800–850	811	200.00–315.00	277.37
5	850–900	881	205.00–257.00	237.68
3	900–950	917	230.00–270.00	248.41
2	950–1000	963	265.00–269.00	267.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	529	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	186	415.00	415.00
2	250–300	272	460.00–465.00	462.44
1	400–450	426	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	536	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	580	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	604	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
5	400–450	436	390.00–470.00	442.69
3	450–500	475	400.00–415.00	406.72
1	500–550	515	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	574	317.50	317.50
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	682	255.00	255.00
2	850–900	880	190.00–205.00	197.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	274	625.00–695.00	644.13
3	300–350	345	575.00	575.00
5	350–400	366	565.00–590.00	580.23
1	400–450	410	540.00	540.00
1	550–600	585	485.00	485.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	322	546.00	546.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	255.00–265.00	259.96
2	350–400	380	250.00–350.00	301.32
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	583	200.00–240.00	219.57
1	600–650	620	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	550.00	550.00
3	250–300	283	340.00–450.00	412.06
3	300–350	318	435.00–495.00	463.74
10	350–400	365	340.00–515.00	446.43
6	400–450	429	310.00–475.00	419.30
6	450–500	475	350.00–439.00	414.57
4	500–550	515	333.00–420.00	380.29
3	550–600	556	330.00–397.00	358.91
1	600–650	610	305.00	305.00
2	650–700	658	325.00–350.00	337.65
3	950–1000	989	230.00–235.00	231.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	229	520.00–640.00	572.49
13	250–300	277	560.00–645.00	615.49
19	300–350	327	530.00–635.00	580.39
28	350–400	376	495.00–630.00	552.56
37	400–450	418	460.00–550.00	514.13
47	450–500	477	450.00–515.00	482.47
61	500–550	526	425.00–500.00	460.34
36	550–600	578	370.00–475.00	423.33
34	600–650	626	325.00–442.00	407.09
16	650–700	676	335.00–411.00	380.67
22	700–750	726	315.00–385.00	345.47
12	750–800	774	290.00–360.00	336.22
21	800–850	826	295.00–339.00	327.03
4	850–900	859	245.00–290.00	264.86
1	1000–1050	1,015	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	560.00–577.50	569.06
4	350–400	352	554.00	554.00
1	450–500	462	570.00	570.00
4	500–550	507	515.00	515.00
11	550–600	573	443.00–480.00	448.37
2	600–650	638	385.00–392.50	388.80
5	650–700	654	383.00–419.00	411.76
7	700–750	724	372.00	372.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	449	360.00	360.00
4	450–500	484	435.00	435.00
5	550–600	573	401.00–420.00	404.75
1	650–700	664	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	728	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	796	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	515.00	515.00
1	600–650	610	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	495.00–530.00	508.98
9	250–300	283	325.00–480.00	431.78
16	300–350	321	305.00–500.00	421.48
20	350–400	365	205.00–480.00	384.92
26	400–450	429	370.00–485.00	450.63
23	450–500	471	315.00–430.00	382.24
21	500–550	518	285.00–385.00	342.11
12	550–600	571	320.00–435.00	392.39
5	600–650	609	265.00–315.00	295.84
4	650–700	669	255.00–300.00	282.52
7	700–750	725	250.00–280.00	264.86
4	750–800	775	240.00–250.00	247.50
7	800–850	818	177.50–270.00	213.00
5	850–900	869	175.00–260.00	217.58
4	900–950	919	175.00–206.00	189.78
1	950–1000	960	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	260.00–400.00	339.60
5	250–300	278	275.00–350.00	322.05
7	300–350	319	220.00–380.00	293.58
8	350–400	381	200.00–340.00	280.28
4	400–450	404	200.00–270.00	233.81
2	450–500	485	195.00–260.00	227.84
5	500–550	518	210.00–300.00	243.73
2	550–600	590	225.00–300.00	262.82
4	600–650	619	202.50–250.00	229.17
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	395.00–405.00	400.15
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	516	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	535.00	535.00
12	200–250	231	400.00–640.00	531.29
34	250–300	278	410.00–645.00	566.77
69	300–350	325	430.00–615.00	532.05
79	350–400	373	405.00–545.00	481.65
103	400–450	424	300.00–510.00	453.19
81	450–500	472	375.00–495.00	426.92
125	500–550	521	320.00–442.00	408.07
66	550–600	568	335.00–525.00	378.08
50	600–650	627	290.00–390.00	355.89
45	650–700	674	300.00–360.00	329.24
16	700–750	729	275.00–345.00	313.20
20	750–800	770	265.00–335.00	302.33
8	800–850	826	275.00–310.00	294.08
6	850–900	869	245.00–315.00	293.05
4	900–950	906	220.00–275.00	253.81
6	950–1000	982	207.50–290.00	241.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	445.00	445.00
2	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	420	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	525	352.00	352.00
6	550–600	563	350.00–370.00	363.37
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	384	405.00	405.00
1	700–750	724	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	413	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	465	495.00	495.00
1	550–600	560	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	326	500.00	500.00
9	350–400	363	503.00–557.00	524.46
4	500–550	527	405.00–410.00	408.75
14	550–600	560	350.00–408.00	399.62
2	600–650	638	350.00–357.50	353.80
5	650–700	654	347.50–357.00	355.11
1	750–800	750	325.00	325.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	330.00	330.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	2,950.00–4,250.00	3,752.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	853	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,637.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	4,375.00	4,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	960	1,925.00–4,150.00	3,289.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,281	3,500.00–4,550.00	3,896.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,103	2,000.00–3,550.00	2,845.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,235	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,734.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,050	1,700.00–2,750.00	2,425.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,207	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,749.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,105	1,550.00–2,400.00	1,997.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,092	2,100.00–3,700.00	3,054.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	230.00	230.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,135	1,475.00–3,000.00	2,345.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,083	1,450.00–2,700.00	2,287.18
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	882	177.50	177.50
Stock Cows — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	675.00	675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	841	210.00–250.00	235.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,567	140.00–166.00	155.32
3	—	1,258	175.00–178.00	176.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	963	109.00–132.00	121.12
27	—	1,206	156.00–195.00	160.43
59	—	1,144	130.00–155.00	146.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	1,382	146.00–179.00	164.92
31	—	1,224	170.00–200.00	181.20
2	—	1,080	110.00–120.00	114.49
13	—	1,186	125.00–150.00	143.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,576	203.00–249.00	216.06
49	—	1,602	173.00–215.00	191.86
18	—	1,441	140.00–177.00	162.01

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the North Carolina barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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